Weather-screen for motor-vehicles.



, No. 890,667. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

J. LINGLEY.

WEATHER SCREEN FOR MOTOR VEHICLES,

' APPLICATION FILED 15m 6, 1907.

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P ATENTED JUNE 16, 1908. J. LINGLEY.

WEATHER SCREEN FOR MOTOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED MAYG, 1907.

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. PATENTED-JUNE-16,1908. J. LINGLEY.

WEATHER SCREEN FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY e, 1907.

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PATENTED'JUNE 16, 1908.

. J. LINGLEY, WEATHER SCREEN FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1907.

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.QEYITED JUNE 16, 1908.

JOSEPH LINGLEY, PEOKHAM, ENGLAND.

VIEATEER-QSREEN FUR hlIOTC R VEI-EEGLES.

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Application filed May 6, 1907. erial No. 372,225.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Jo'snrn LINGLEY, a suhjectof the King of Great Britain, residing at 47 Herder-s road, Peckhem, in the county of Surrey, England, coach-builder, have invented certain new enduseful Improvements in. or Connected with Wind or eather Screens for Motor or other Vehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed, sndto the figures and letters nmrhedthcrcon, that is to say The invention relates to improvements in or connected with Wind or Witl1l16f screens for motor or other vehicles.

VIoether screens as at present constructed are formed of two pivoiolly and con- QGDt-TlG All] connected together and esch cerryii'ig s. sheet of glass, there necessarily being aspace or crack hctw on the two frames or sheets of glass at the joint which admits of o. considerable draft and also rain in'the oiwet Weather and this the (use whet]? r the upper part of the screen is orrengcd either in a vertical or inclined position.

.N OW theohjects of the present invention are to remedy these dclccts and also to provide meenswherchy perfect protection from the Weather will he allordcd in any position of the screen While in certain posi ns 2i clear view of the road will he left bet on the screens and which is or" great imports-11cc in Wet Weather when the screens are more or opaque.

in the accompanying drawings, liiruro 1 is a side elevation of part of a. motor car fitted with a screen constructed according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevot ion thereof. Fig. 3 is zr'lront elevation of pert'of the screen sepsrrte y. s 1;. is at side elevation thereof. lug. 5 is e. vertical section taken on the line A-A of 3. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line BB of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the upper end of one of the arms or linhs and connected parts. Fig. 8 is a verticehsocticn taken on the line C--G oi his". 7. Fig. 9 is e side elevation oi the lower 'ond oi one of the arms or links and connected ports. Fig. i0 is a vertical section. taken on the line D-D oi Fig. 9. Fig. 11 o horizontal section taken on the line E-E of Pig. 9. Fig. .1: is side elevation of the screen showing the same in folded position. Fig. 5 but showing the arms and upper pert of the screen in a heck verdly inclinedposh tion, a further position of the screen being shown by the dotted lines. Fig. Ll is c sinii-. ler viewhut showing the arms in a vertical position and the upper part of the screen an inclined position, a further position of the screen being shown by dotted lines. 15 is a side elevation of port of a motor car littcd with a screen the upper part of which is of modified con truction. 16 o, front elevation part of the screen seperotely. Fig. 1. a vertical. section taken on the F-F oi Fin it}. Fin". 18 is similar View to' Fig. 5 illns ting a iurther modification in the upper pitll. of the screen. Fig. ll is e front elevation thereof and Fig. 20 is at side elevation. taken from the side opposite to that from which Fr 15% viewed.

in the several figures like parts are indiby similar reference ninnerels and 5. 2;; to (i, to i l and to en increoswi souls and drawn to it further increcscdscele with re spect to the other figures of the drawings.

Referring to h l to 1 1 represents the hody of a motor car, 2 represents the dash board and 5 represents the usual sockets for supporting the .reen rind which are carried by brackets from av plate or fitting 3 fixed i with the deshhoardZ.

The "eon consists of two frames 6, S, of Wood fitted. with sheets of glass 7, 0, end pivotoily cimnectcd as hereinafter described so that the upper Home 8 i. capable of folding and the lower frame is carried by standards r the me G to \i hich they are fastened end at their lower ends said hers ll extend beyond t is i one end. are formed of round section.

and. lit into the sockets 5 carried by the deshhoerd 2. lhe top corners end' izirt oi the hers which traverse the edge of Fig. 13 is e similsr View to to 20 are i rows.

. 7 to 11 are 'vided -with ears 17 by tapped holes 15 formed in the bands 12. The inner ends of the screws 14 are headed so as to be non detachable and are received into holes or recesses 16 provided in the frame 8 while the outer ends of said screws are prowhich they may be turned and with conical bosses 18 adapted to engage one or other of several corresponding enlargements or recesses 27 formed in the slots 26 so as to set the frame 8 to any desired angle withrelation to the arms or links 24. The opposite or lower ends of the arms or links 24 have formed thereon or fixed thereto disks or they might be equivalent devices 28 which are by studs 29 pivotally connected to forwardly nojecting offsets 11 from the standards or ars 10 or the offsets might be otherwise fixed at the top of the lower frame 6 of the screen.

The bottom edge of the upper frame 8 and its glass 9 are rounded so that they are capablof turning upon said pivots 29 while at the same time they are so proportioned that 'they constantly overlap the top edge of the lower part 6 of the screen.

The disks 28 are formed with are shaped or semi-circular slots 30 having enlargements or. recesses 31 therein arranged in various positions'ac'cording to the angle it is desired that the upper part or frame 8 of the screen shall assume and in connection with the slots 30 are provided set screws 19 which work through the slots and are mounted in tapped holes 20 formed in the standards or bars 10 and the inner ends of said screws 19 are-headed so as to be non-detachable and are received into holes or recesses 21 provided in the lower frame 6. The outer ends of the set screws 19 similarly to those marked 14 are provided with ears 22 by which they may be turned and with conical bosses 23 adapted to engage one or other of the enlargements or recesses 31 so as to set the arms or links 24 to any desired angle with relation to the lower frame or part 6. The arms or links 24 may by means of the set screws 14 of the offsets be fastened with the upper part or frame 8 of the screen in alinement with said screenand by. means of the set screws 19 of the slotted ring the upper part 8 of the screen may be fastened at any desired angle with relation to the lower part 6 of the screen as shown at Fig. 13; or folded down flat upon the lower part of the screen as shown at Fig. 12 and thus fastened; or by loosening the set screws 14 of the offsets at'the upper parts of the arms or links 24 and also the set screws 19 of the slotted disks at the lower parts of said.

arms the arms or links 24 and the upper part 8 of the screen ma be set at any d'eslred angle Within certain imits with relation to each other and to the lower part 6 of the screen as shown at Fig. 14 and thus fastened.

The arts may be so set that a clear space is left etween the top'of the lower part of the screen 6 and the bottom of the upper part 8 thereof as shown by the full lines in Fig. 14 so as to give a clear view of the road more especially in rainy weather when the screen is more or less obscured but generally the glass of the upper part 8 of the screen overlaps the lower part 6 thereof so thatcase two sets of arms 24 are em loyed and" one movable part 8 is mounte upon the other instead of upon the lower frame 6.

In the example iven at Figs. 18 to 20 the device is identical with that hereinbefore described with respect to Figs. 1 to 14 except that two frames 8 are pivotally mountedv upon one set of arms 24 in such manner as to overlap one another. a 1

.It will be understood that the details of construction of the device may be further varied without departing from the spirit of the invention and that the device may be ap lied to other vehicles than motor vehicles.

'y the means hereinbefore describeda simple and inex ensive screen is obtained by the aid of whic weather such as rain and draft are effectually excluded and. other drawbacks hereinbefore referred to are removed.

Having now particularl described and ascertained the nature oft esaid invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is 1. In a wind screen for vehicles, a fixed lower part carried by standards and an upper movable part centrally mounted upon centers permanently fixed at the upper ends of solid arms the lower ends of which are mounted upon centers permanently fixed'fipon the lower fixed part and means for fixing the arms at any desired angle with the lower fixed part and means for'ifxing the upper movable part at any desired angle with the arms substantially as hereiu'shown and described and for the purpose stated.

2.. In a :wind screen for vehicles a fixed lower part carried by standards, an upper movable part everlapping the lower part and pivotally mounted at the upper ends of arms the lower ends of which are eccentrically and by the slots and ada ted to fix said upper part with the bars, :us is formed on the lower parts of the arms concentric with the eccentrio rivets and provided with concentric .125 "the upper part of the screen and traversed eeo eev 3 slots, set screws connected with the lower In witness whereof I have hereunto set my part of tile screen and traversed by the conband in the presence of two Witnesses.

oentriovs ots and ada ted to 1X the arms at -.T

any desired angle wit relation to the lower JOSEI H LINUUEY' 5 part ofithe screen substantially as herein Witnesses:

shown and described and for the purpose 1 1). ll. WHITE,

stated. i J. A. I-IUnsoN. 

